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Craig is a guy from Tibet, Tennessee, USA

recluse; born NYC, ex-international development (NGO) worker, vegan, musician, father of six, lover of wilderness and high places.

I keep an irregular blog, a Buddhist website, Twitter a Yahoo group called PADMA and am married to Tonyadechen. You can hear some of our buddhist rock&roll right here.

  • the electric lotus journal

    Rated 10:00am • 1 review • buddhism, religion • orderofcompassion.com

    "Our greatest goal is to support the objectives of the Charter for Compassion, by developing a grassroots community of individuals dedicated to alleviating suffering. In a city such as ours, that will present limitless possibilities for service to the poor, the sick and dying, the marginalised and the hungry.

    Additionally we hope to provide the region with a fresh, reinvigorated and inviting look at the Dharma of the Buddha and the Compassionate Way of the Christ, interpreted through a non-sectarian, non-theistic and postmodern lens… to offer a diversity in forms of meditation, liturgy and study, so that the Dharma of Compassion is accessible to all who are interested. "
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    the electric lotus journal

  • Ababinili - VisWiki

    Rated Nov 28 • 1 review • native americans, religion • viswiki.com

    A Chickasaw Legend: "Ababinili is the spirit of fire and manifest in fire and the sun."
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    Ababinili - VisWiki

  • 365 Shakti - "Dear Clara"

    Rated Nov 26 • 1 review • buddhism, religion • tumblr.com

    An open-hearted letter from a man to his teacher.
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    365 Shakti -

  • Huston Smiths painful spiritual odyssey - CNN.com

    Rated Nov 25 • 2 reviews • religion • cnn.com

    Beautiful and touching article about religious and psychedelic pioneer Houston Smith and his family.
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    Huston Smiths painful spiritual odyssey - CNN.com

  • The Evolution of the God Gene - NYTimes.com

    Rated Nov 22 • 3 reviews • religion • nytimes.com

    Religion is often blamed for its spectacular excesses, whether in promoting persecution or warfare, but gets less credit for its staple function of patching up the moral fabric of society.
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    The Evolution of the God Gene - NYTimes.com

  • But there are a sort of Saints meet to be your...

    Rated Nov 15 • 1 review • buddhism, religion • txtb.in

    Thomas Traherne (1636-1674) on the subtle dynamics of meeting a spiritual teacher.

    "But there are a sort of Saints meet to be your companions, in another manner, but that they be concealed. You must therefore make yourself exceeding virtuous that by the very splendour of your fame you may find them out. While the wicked are like heaps of rubbish, these few jewels lie buried in the ruins of mankind: and must diligently be digged for. You may know them by their lustre, and by the very desire and esteem they have of you when you are virtuous. For as it is the glory of the sun that darkness cannot approach it, because it is always encompassed with its own beams; so it is the privilege of Holy Souls, that they are always secure in their own light, which driveth away devils and evil men: and is accessible by none, but lovers of virtue. Beginners and desirers will give you the opportunity of infusing yourself and your principles into them. Practicers and growers will mingle souls and be delightful companions. The sublime and perfect, in the lustre of their spirit, will show you the Image of Almighty God and the joys of Heaven. They will allure, protect, encourage, comfort, teach, honour and delight you. But you must be very good, for that is the way to find them. And very patient to endure some time, and very diligent to observe where they are."

    Centuries of Meditation 1:82
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    But there are a sort of Saints meet to be your companions, in - txtbin

  • Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2009.10.50

    Rated Oct 27 • 2 reviews • religion, science, ancient history • bmcreview.org

    "It is now abundantly clear that human consciousness is largely defined by the neurological functions which are characteristic of Homo sapiens as a biological species, irrespective of social conditions. Hence, the conclusions of modern neuroscience are applicable to the study of historical phenomena, including ancient Greek religion and philosophy. Neuropsychology provides a methodological basis for the study of the consciousness of religious practitioners and its transformation in different environments. Especially revealing is the study of altered states of consciousness which, in many cases, entails a sense of ineffable revelation of superhuman truth. Since such states of consciousness often occur when people are exposed to sensory deprivation, seers, shamans, and other mediators between gods and mortals undergo long isolated sojourns in caves and other closed spaces in their quest for ecstatic illuminations"
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    Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2009.10.50

  • http://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/david.html

    Rated Aug 14 • 1 review • environment, reggae, religion, consciousness • uvm.edu

    "Nature in the Rastafarian Consciousness "

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    http://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/david.html

  • Zeek | Polytheism and Nonduality | Jay Michaelson

    Rated Jul 14 • 6 reviews • religion • zeek.net

    "The error of idolatry, as it is traditionally understood in Jewish texts, is less one of attribution than of separation: to suppose that God is this but not that. "

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    Zeek | Polytheism and Nonduality | Jay Michaelson

  • Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual...

    Rated Jun 01 2009 • 17 reviews • buddhism, religion • guardian.co.uk

    The tulku tradition has been rotting and corrupted for a long time. While it may have once been a functional idea in Tibet, it has degenerated into a way of keeping wealth in control of certain monastic dynasties. Makes you wonder about who is actually occupying some of those thrones and who among us commoners should actually be serving the sangha in this intesified form.
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    Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as reincarnation of spiritual leader turns back on Buddhist order | World news | The Guardian